The instrument's own words
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To all People to Whome these Presents Shall Come Greeting &c Knowe,
ye That I Edward Perrey of Charlestown in the County of Washington in the State of Rhode Island
do For an Consideration of the Love good will and affection Which I have and have
towards my Son Rouse Perrey of Charlestown of the said New Englandman Have
given granted & devised enfeoffed conveyed and confirmed unto him the said Rouse
Perrey his Heirs and Assigns forever a certain tract or Parcell of land situate
Lying and being in Charlestown of one fixed containing of Seventy Acres of land the
Bounds beginning at the South east corner of the said land belonging to the Heirs of
Charles Clark church ward Therece Eastly by line between Perrey land thirty five rods thence
Northly a Distance ten rods to said Charles church line &c so marks the said Seventy Acres
and is bound Eastly &c’nd Northly by the Grantors land and Westly by the said Charles
land So have and to Note the said given and granted Perrey with all the
Prerogatives and Appurtenances to the same belonging or in any Way appertaining
unto him the said Rouse Perrey his Heirs and Assigns for his and their Only Proper
Use Benefit and Behoof forever In Witness Whereof I have hereunto Set my hand
and seal this Fourteenth Day of June in the Year of our Lord One thousand Seven
Hundred and Eighty Six
Sealed and Delivered
in the Presence of
Edward Perrey [seal]
George Perrey [seal]
Washington County at Charlestown on the 24th Day of June 1786
Cometh Edward Perrey &c the Subscriber to this Present Deed and
Acknowledged the same to be his Voluntary Act before me
Discarded this 2nd June 2nd 1786 [illegible]
by me Phil Coggs J. Clerkhe [signature] Phil Coggs Justice of the peace
To all People to Whome these Presents shall come Greeting knowe
That thou John Green of Saratoga in the State of Newyork comes for and in the name of the
son of the Heirs of Mrs. [illegible] belonging to me in hand Deed before the Executor having be’d
Jeffrey Green of Charlestown in the County of Washington and State of Rhode Island an indentur
the Right Thereof I Acknowledge my Self with the full power lawfully contracted and granted in
the said Right Thereof I Acknowledge my Self with the full power lawfully contracted and granted in
Every Quarterly 20 August and September the said Jeffrey Green his Heirs forever unto
Commissioners for land by my Right Present to the Absolutely Give Grant Bargained and Convey
and confirm unto him the said Jeffrey Green his Heirs and Assigns forever a certain tract or parcell
of land Lying and Being in Charlestown low lying marsh As an Annex to the same more or
less Bound West by Isabella Beginning [illegible] a rock Marked EC on the North side
of Amos Green land thence North 40 East Eighteen rods to a large rock thence
North
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North 67 1/2 deg. thirty One minutes. Hence a Straight Line to the first Mentioned Bounds
Bounded on the thirty Eighty and Northwesterly on Amos Green Land and Westerly on the
Grantee's Land it being Part of the land my Forefather of their Amos Green gave
Me And all the Give grant Morgan and I will until the d Jeffrey Green his heirs
And Assigns forever all my right and title to all other Lands on said farm containing
Said that we their gave me that I have not heretofore convey'd my Land To have
And to hold all the Above Described Premises with all the Privileges and Appurtenances
thereon or thereto belonging as Amos Green’s Appertaining to him and his heirsly Until Which
and between Jeffrey and the jd John Green to the d Jeffrey Green his heirs Executor during the
Covenant And Agrees band with the d Jeffrey Green his heirs and Assigns that
before the Enfeoffing her I am the true and lawful Owner of the above Express'd
Premises and that I am fully seised of the same in mine own Right as a fee
Estate of Inheritance in fee Simple and have in myosin god full right power
& Lawful Authority to Convey and confirm the same in manner and form as is
Above Express'd and that if Jeffrey Green his heirs and Assigns shall and may
for ever hereafter have and hold All the Privileges and Enjoy the same grants and
Acres and By right of and from some Gifts grants nails or covenants
tenures Amos Ancy and Relative the Governor and General the jd John Green Dr
About my self his heirs Executors Adminr and the Covenant and engage the
Above Demis'd Premises unto him the d Jeffrey Green his heirs and Assigns against
the Lawful Claims or Demands of Ancy Green Governor So Demised and Lurees and Supd
the alone, and Mary Green Wife to the jd John Green Lastly her and her heirs will for the
the as Servants office d Green and Successors esp all the right of Owner and
Owner y third unto him the d Jeffrey Green his heirs and Assigns for Ever In Witness
Whereof we have here unto set our hands and Seals this [illegible] day of [illegible]
1785
Parden Tefft John Green (seal)
Ephraim Church Mary Green (seal)
which
White Creek March 10th 1786 Then personally appeared before me
the Above Signers & acknowledged the Above to be their hand and Seal for
the Premises Mentioned
Jst Mops Martin As Judge
Recorded this 2nd July 8th 1786 by me Polcy Coffin Regr Probate